Sally Hansen CSM Barracuda + Wet N Wild Party of Five Glitters

When you hear the word barracuda, do you think of this?

P.S. Don’t Google “barracuda attack,” you will come up with some scary shit.

…Or this?  (Those Wilson sisters were so hot.  I have a girlcrush on Ann)

…Or if you are a lacquerhead, you might think of Barracuda, the Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure color that was concocted by Tracy Reese.  This is from the Spring 2011 collection.

For this festive manicure I used 3 coats of Barracuda.  Since it’s a pastel creme it was a bit streaky at first.  It was pretty opaque at 2 coats but I did a third, just for fun.  I painted one coat of Wet N Wild Party of Five Glitters on my accent finger.  This glitter is so much fun!  Against the blue background it makes me think of confetti thrown up against a blue sky.  This one is various sizes of hex glitter, in 5 different colors, in a clear base.  I loved it.  Recommend!

~ Allison ~

OPI Miss Universe Review – Swimsuit… Nailed It!

This is the second polish I picked up from OPI’s brand new Miss Universe line.  There are blues and then there are blues.  Holy moly, this one is bright!  Swimsuit… Nailed It! is an electric metallic blue polish with shimmer.

Great formula, easy application.  I used 3 coats here.  But I’ve gotta warn you, you must must wear a base coat!  I didn’t and now I’m paying for it with blueberry-stained nails. >.<

This is what Swimsuit… Nailed It! looks like with 2 coats of Sinful Colors Hottie holo glitter on top.  Mm, so much depth and twinkle.

And then I mattefied that baby.  I actually think this looks awesome both glossy and matte.

Does this blue resemble any other shades you know of?

~ Allison ~

It’s MY Year Review from the OPI Miss Universe Collection

I am so excited!  I dropped into Ricky’s today on my lunch break and the first thing I saw was the brand new OPI collection for August – a collaboration with Miss Universe.  The girl working there informed me that they had just come in yesterday.   Squee!  The polishes are sassy and fun, and I ended up taking three of the four home.

And you know that I started swatching immediately.  See my #1 polish pick from this collection after the jump.

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